# Weiyuan County, Gansu

Weiyuan County is a county in Gansu province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Dingxi. Its postal code is 748200, and its population in 2018 was 345,000 people.
The county is named for being where the source of the Wei River is located.
Potatoes and traditional Chinese medicinal herbs such as Codonopsis, Angelica, Rhododendron and Astragalus form an important part of agricultural output. Furthermore, 485 kinds of wild Chinese herbal medicines are harvested.
Weiyuan has a long history with 49 ancient cultural sites in the county, including neolithic sites, a Ming Dynasty wooden bridge, and a section of the Qin dynasty Great Wall.

## Administrative divisions

Weiyuan County is divided to 12 towns and 4 townships.

### Towns

| Qingyuan (清源镇) Lianfeng (莲峰镇) Huichuan (会川镇) Wuzhu (五竹镇) Luyuan (路园镇) Beizhai (北寨镇) | Xinzhai (新寨镇) Majiaji (麻家集镇) Qiaoyu (锹峪镇) Qingping (庆坪镇) Qijiamiao (祁家庙镇) Shangwan (上湾镇) |

### Townships

| Da'an Township(大安乡) Qinqi Township(秦祁乡) | Xiacheng Township(峡城乡) Tianjiahe Township (田家河乡) |

## Climate

Climate data for Weiyuan, elevation 2,111 m (6,926 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) | 18.6 (65.5) | 24.8 (76.6) | 27.8 (82.0) | 29.6 (85.3) | 30.5 (86.9) | 34.0 (93.2) | 31.9 (89.4) | 29.1 (84.4) | 23.4 (74.1) | 18.9 (66.0) | 12.5 (54.5) | 34.0 (93.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) | 3.4 (38.1) | 9.0 (48.2) | 15.2 (59.4) | 19.0 (66.2) | 22.1 (71.8) | 24.1 (75.4) | 22.9 (73.2) | 18.0 (64.4) | 12.5 (54.5) | 7.3 (45.1) | 2.2 (36.0) | 13.0 (55.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) | −3.2 (26.2) | 2.2 (36.0) | 8.1 (46.6) | 12.2 (54.0) | 15.7 (60.3) | 17.7 (63.9) | 16.8 (62.2) | 12.3 (54.1) | 6.7 (44.1) | 0.6 (33.1) | −5.1 (22.8) | 6.4 (43.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.8 (10.8) | −8.1 (17.4) | −2.7 (27.1) | 2.1 (35.8) | 6.2 (43.2) | 10.1 (50.2) | 12.3 (54.1) | 11.9 (53.4) | 8.4 (47.1) | 2.8 (37.0) | −3.8 (25.2) | −9.9 (14.2) | 1.5 (34.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −22.4 (−8.3) | −21.5 (−6.7) | −16.7 (1.9) | −9.2 (15.4) | −3.4 (25.9) | 2.7 (36.9) | 4.4 (39.9) | 3.7 (38.7) | 0.2 (32.4) | −10.0 (14.0) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −23.6 (−10.5) | −23.6 (−10.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.5 (0.22) | 8.1 (0.32) | 16.0 (0.63) | 31.5 (1.24) | 60.5 (2.38) | 71.9 (2.83) | 97.6 (3.84) | 92.3 (3.63) | 62.0 (2.44) | 38.1 (1.50) | 7.6 (0.30) | 2.3 (0.09) | 493.4 (19.42) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.0 | 6.4 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 12.5 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 10.6 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 116.7 |
| Average snowy days | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 43.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 63 | 62 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 73 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 62 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 192.4 | 176.9 | 195.9 | 211.0 | 221.1 | 206.1 | 213.4 | 194.2 | 136.6 | 145.8 | 177.0 | 200.0 | 2,270.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 61 | 57 | 52 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 37 | 42 | 58 | 66 | 52 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Transport

Weiyuan is served by Weiyuan railway station on the Lanzhou–Chongqing railway. The Lanzhou–Haikou Expressway (G75), China National Highway 212, 310 and 316 pass through the county.